This blog documents the preservation of the Brookwood Phone Box.
The kiosk was decommissioned by British Telecom in early 2009, and acquired by the local council to be preserved for the village.
A small team of villagers set about restoring the phone box, and then preserving it for future generations.
You may contact the author at contact@brookwood-expo.org.uk if you would like advice on restoring your kiosk.

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Thursday, 21 January 2010

Paint Stripping

Started stripping paint today. We are using Nitromors Paint Remover which is pretty vicious stuff. It's still hard work though! Spent an hour on the kiosk and managed to get down to bare metal on the frames. I expect it to take at least ten hours per side to get back to bare metal. It's a tad awkward as the railings get in the way. We'll also need to dig out some of the dirt that is piled up at the bottom of the kiosk.

With luck the weather will be kind for the next few days and we can try to complete stripping this side.